1947 Boston Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 86-68
Finished 3rd in the NL
Attendance: 1,277,361, Avg. 18,791
Ballpark: Braves Field
Manager: Billy Southworth (86-68)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1947 Boston Braves Statistics
1947 Boston Braves Roster

The Boston Braves of the National League ended the 1947 season with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses, finishing third in the NL.

The Braves paced the league with just 622 runs allowed. Boston scored 701 runs. Bob Elliott led the team with 22 home runs, while Earl Torgeson walloped 20 or more, too. Bob Elliott drove in 113 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .317 average. Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn paced the squad with 21 wins each, and Warren Spahn recorded a 2.33 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Billy Southworth coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 697
Regular Season Runs Against: 621

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 15, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 5 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 17, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 12 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 18, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Braves 10 W 1-0 0-2 1-2
April 19, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Boston Braves 2 L 1-1 0-2 1-3
April 19, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 9 W 2-1 0-2 2-3
April 23, 1947 New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 5 W 3-1 0-2 3-3
April 24, 1947 New York Giants 5 at Boston Braves 14 W 4-1 0-2 4-3
April 26, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 4-1 1-2 5-3
April 27, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 4-1 1-3 5-4
April 29, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 W 5-1 1-3 6-4
April 30, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Boston Braves 10 W 6-1 1-3 7-4
May 4, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 0 L 6-2 1-3 7-5
May 4, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 4 W 7-2 1-3 8-5
May 6, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 6 W 8-2 1-3 9-5
May 7, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 3 W 9-2 1-3 10-5
May 8, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 12 W 10-2 1-3 11-5
May 9, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at New York Giants 2 W 10-2 2-3 12-5
May 10, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 2 L 10-2 2-4 12-6
May 11, 1947 Boston Braves 11 at New York Giants 3 W 10-2 3-4 13-6
May 11, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 8 L 10-2 3-5 13-7
May 12, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 10-2 3-6 13-8
May 13, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 10-2 4-6 14-8
May 15, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 10-2 4-7 14-9
May 16, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 10-2 4-8 14-10
May 17, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 10-2 5-8 15-10
May 18, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 10-2 6-8 16-10
May 18, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 10-2 6-9 16-11
May 20, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 10-2 6-10 16-12
May 23, 1947 New York Giants 8 at Boston Braves 1 L 10-3 6-10 16-13
May 24, 1947 New York Giants 2 at Boston Braves 3 W 11-3 6-10 17-13
May 25, 1947 New York Giants 9 at Boston Braves 3 L 11-4 6-10 17-14
May 27, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Boston Braves 7 W 12-4 6-10 18-14
May 28, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 2 L 12-5 6-10 18-15
May 30, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 6 W 13-5 6-10 19-15
May 30, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Boston Braves 3 W 14-5 6-10 20-15
May 31, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Boston Braves 0 L 14-6 6-10 20-16
June 1, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 2 W 15-6 6-10 21-16
June 1, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Boston Braves 8 W 16-6 6-10 22-16
June 2, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Boston Braves 3 L 16-7 6-10 22-17
June 3, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Boston Braves 0 L 16-8 6-10 22-18
June 4, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 3 W 17-8 6-10 23-18
June 5, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 3 L 17-9 6-10 23-19
June 6, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 5 W 18-9 6-10 24-19
June 7, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 9 W 19-9 6-10 25-19
June 9, 1947 Chicago Cubs 0 at Boston Braves 1 W 20-9 6-10 26-19
June 10, 1947 Chicago Cubs 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 21-9 6-10 27-19
June 11, 1947 Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 2 L 21-10 6-10 27-20
June 11, 1947 Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 0 L 21-11 6-10 27-21
June 13, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 21-11 7-10 28-21
June 15, 1947 Boston Braves 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 21-11 8-10 29-21
June 15, 1947 Boston Braves 13 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 21-11 9-10 30-21
June 17, 1947 Boston Braves 11 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 21-11 10-10 31-21
June 18, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 21-11 10-11 31-22
June 20, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 21-11 10-12 31-23
June 21, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 21-11 11-12 32-23
June 22, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Chicago Cubs 7 W 21-11 12-12 33-23
June 23, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 21-11 12-13 33-24
June 24, 1947 Boston Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 21-11 13-13 34-24
June 26, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers 8 L 21-11 13-14 34-25
June 27, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Boston Braves 5 L 21-12 13-14 34-26
June 28, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 5 W 22-12 13-14 35-26
June 29, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Boston Braves 8 W 23-12 13-14 36-26
June 29, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 4 W 24-12 13-14 37-26
July 1, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at New York Giants 15 L 24-12 13-15 37-27
July 2, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 24-12 13-16 37-28
July 3, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 24-12 13-17 37-29
July 4, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 24-12 14-17 38-29
July 4, 1947 Boston Braves 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 24-12 15-17 39-29
July 5, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 24-12 16-17 40-29
July 6, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 4 L 24-12 16-18 40-30
July 10, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 1 L 24-13 16-18 40-31
July 10, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 6 W 25-13 16-18 41-31
July 11, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 10 at Boston Braves 6 L 25-14 16-18 41-32
July 12, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 0 at Boston Braves 4 W 26-14 16-18 42-32
July 13, 1947 Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 6 W 27-14 16-18 43-32
July 13, 1947 Chicago Cubs 7 at Boston Braves 8 W 28-14 16-18 44-32
July 14, 1947 Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 3 L 28-15 16-18 44-33
July 15, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Boston Braves 2 L 28-16 16-18 44-34
July 16, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Boston Braves 3 W 29-16 16-18 45-34
July 17, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 L 29-17 16-18 45-35
July 18, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Boston Braves 1 L 29-18 16-18 45-36
July 19, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Boston Braves 2 W 30-18 16-18 46-36
July 20, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Boston Braves 1 L 30-19 16-18 46-37
July 22, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 30-19 17-18 47-37
July 22, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 30-19 17-19 47-38
July 23, 1947 Boston Braves 12 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 30-19 18-19 48-38
July 24, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 30-19 18-20 48-39
July 25, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 L 30-19 18-21 48-40
July 26, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 L 30-19 18-22 48-41
July 27, 1947 Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 30-19 19-22 49-41
July 28, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 30-19 19-23 49-42
July 29, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 30-19 19-24 49-43
July 30, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 30-19 19-25 49-44
July 30, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 30-19 20-25 50-44
August 1, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 30-19 21-25 51-44
August 1, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 30-19 21-26 51-45
August 2, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 30-19 21-27 51-46
August 3, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 2 W 30-19 22-27 52-46
August 3, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 30-19 22-28 52-47
August 4, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Boston Braves 2 L 30-20 22-28 52-48
August 5, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 4 W 31-20 22-28 53-48
August 6, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Boston Braves 7 W 32-20 22-28 54-48
August 7, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 3 W 33-20 22-28 55-48
August 8, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 5 W 33-20 23-28 56-48
August 9, 1947 Boston Braves 9 at New York Giants 4 W 33-20 24-28 57-48
August 10, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 6 L 33-20 24-29 57-49
August 10, 1947 Boston Braves 7 at New York Giants 5 W 33-20 25-29 58-49
August 12, 1947 Boston Braves 9 at Brooklyn Dodgers 2 W 33-20 26-29 59-49
August 13, 1947 Boston Braves 5 at Brooklyn Dodgers 10 L 33-20 26-30 59-50
August 14, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 L 33-20 26-31 59-51
August 15, 1947 New York Giants 7 at Boston Braves 8 W 34-20 26-31 60-51
August 16, 1947 New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 4 W 35-20 26-31 61-51
August 17, 1947 New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 3 W 36-20 26-31 62-51
August 17, 1947 New York Giants 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 37-20 26-31 63-51
August 19, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Boston Braves 7 W 38-20 26-31 64-51
August 20, 1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 at Boston Braves 10 L 38-21 26-31 64-52
August 21, 1947 Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 6 W 39-21 26-31 65-52
August 21, 1947 Chicago Cubs 2 at Boston Braves 8 W 40-21 26-31 66-52
August 22, 1947 Chicago Cubs 5 at Boston Braves 1 L 40-22 26-31 66-53
August 23, 1947 Chicago Cubs 4 at Boston Braves 10 W 41-22 26-31 67-53
August 24, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Boston Braves 5 L 41-23 26-31 67-54
August 25, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Boston Braves 2 L 41-24 26-31 67-55
August 26, 1947 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Boston Braves 5 W 42-24 26-31 68-55
August 27, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Boston Braves 2 L 42-25 26-31 68-56
August 28, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Boston Braves 3 W 43-25 26-31 69-56
August 28, 1947 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Boston Braves 8 W 44-25 26-31 70-56
August 29, 1947 Boston Braves 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 44-25 27-31 71-56
August 30, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 44-25 28-31 72-56
August 31, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 44-25 28-32 72-57
August 31, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 44-25 29-32 73-57
September 1, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at New York Giants 12 L 44-25 29-33 73-58
September 1, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at New York Giants 2 L 44-25 29-34 73-59
September 4, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Boston Braves 6 W 45-25 29-34 74-59
September 5, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 46-25 29-34 75-59
September 6, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Boston Braves 7 W 47-25 29-34 76-59
September 7, 1947 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Boston Braves 0 L 47-26 29-34 76-60
September 9, 1947 Boston Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 47-26 29-35 76-61
September 10, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 47-26 30-35 77-61
September 11, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 L 47-26 30-36 77-62
September 11, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 47-26 30-37 77-63
September 12, 1947 Boston Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 47-26 30-38 77-64
September 13, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 47-26 31-38 78-64
September 14, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 47-26 32-38 79-64
September 14, 1947 Boston Braves 1 at Chicago Cubs 6 L 47-26 32-39 79-65
September 15, 1947 Boston Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 47-26 32-40 79-66
September 17, 1947 Boston Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 47-26 33-40 80-66
September 18, 1947 Boston Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 47-26 34-40 81-66
September 20, 1947 Boston Braves 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers 1 W 47-26 35-40 82-66
September 21, 1947 Boston Braves 4 at Brooklyn Dodgers 0 W 47-26 36-40 83-66
September 25, 1947 New York Giants 3 at Boston Braves 1 L 47-27 36-40 83-67
September 26, 1947 New York Giants 0 at Boston Braves 2 W 48-27 36-40 84-67
September 27, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Boston Braves 2 W 49-27 36-40 85-67
September 28, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Boston Braves 3 W 50-27 36-40 86-67